partly cloudy skies and a top temperature of 61 degrees
Fahrenheit, that is 16 degrees Celsius Back to the news
Presenter: Moscow Talks today between the Russian
Delegation and the Vice-President of the United States appear
to have been successful
Narrator: That is the end of Section 2 You now have 30
seconds to check your answers to Section 2
(30 second pause)
Now turn to Section 3
Section 3
Narrator: Section 3 Later that morning, Ewa attends a
special class for students who are non-native speakers The
tutor is interviewing an ex-student of the College For
Questions 24 to 32, listen to the interview, and complete the
sentences with a suitable word or phrase First, you have some
time to look at the Example and questions
(10 second pause)
Now listen to the interview, and answer Questions 24 to 32
Tutor: Today I have with me Anna Cherney, who was a
student at this College, er how long ago
9
Anna: I was here one and a half, no, two years ago now
Tutor: Anna was a student in this English class when she was
at the College, and she is here to tell us about the many
problems facing a non-native speaker in a tertiary institution
What have you been doing since you graduated, Anna
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Anna: I was quite lucky when I left the College because I
got a job pretty quickly with the local council I'm still with
them
Tutor: Tell the class what course you took here at the College'
Anna: Yes, I originally wanted to work in advertising, but I
found it was too hard because of my English And sol changed
my direction, and, well, I'm glad I did because now I have a
qualification in nutritional science, and that's how I managed
to get a job with the council
Tutor: What exactly do you do with the council''
Anna: I work with the Chief Dietician, making sure that the
meals prepared for the elderly in the community are nutritionally
balanced The council provides food for those old people who
can't get out of their flat or their house It's a very demanding
job, but I like it
Tutor: You deliver the food
9
Anna: No, no I spend most of my day in a laboratory at the
council but sometimes I talk to older people to find out if the
food is tasty enough, and, er that they like it I spend a lot
of time in the kitchens, too, making sure that the food is good
quality
Tutor: What exactly were the problems when you first am ved
at the College
9
Anna: I was very shy, you know I couldn't communicate
with the students m my class because most of them were
native-speakers my English was not very good But I, I
thought everything was OK, until I got the result of my first
examination The tutor was worried why I was so quiet in
class I told her it was because I was afraid to ask a question,
and, anyway, she suggested that I talk to the school counsellor
Tutor: What advice did the counsellor give
9
Anna- Well, she was very kind and understanding, and I
realised that I was doing the wrong course You have to be an
'extrovert' , you know, outgoing Ithinkit'sapersonalthing
with me You had to give a lot of opinions, and I am shy So,
she suggested I ask more questions in class, so I made it a rule
to ask at least one or two questions every lesson
Tutor: So you swapped courses and began to talk more in
class Was there anything else that the counsellor suggested
9
Anna: Yes, she said I shouldn't live with students from my
own country I should share a house with some English
students, so I did, and my English improved much faster
Tutor: Are there any problems that you currently have with
English
9
Anna: Oh, yes, I used to have problems with the technical
vocabulary in my field, but you pick that up pretty quickly
Now, it's mostly I have difficulty trying to understand the
colloquial language of the English, the way they express
themselves is sometimes very Mrange
Tutor: I see How do you increase your vocabulary, for
instance
9
Anna-1 listen to the radio a lot Interviews on radio, talk-back
programmes, that sort of thing I find that really helps me It's
better than just watching TV And, actually, I keep a journal
of the expressions I hear Some people collect stamps, and I
collect new words and English expressions
Tutor: Let's talk some more about your course at the College
Do you remember any study projects that you were involved
m
9
Anna: Er, let me see well, there was one study we made of
the nutritional habits of English schoolchildren We had to
produce a questionnaire, for a group of 20 kids, and we
discovered that, too many children either didn't have any
breakfast at all, or else they ate foods for breakfast that were
much too high in sugar These are two major dietary problems
Tutor: Why
9
Anna: It's complicated, but breakfast is an important meal
because your metabolic rate - the rate at which the body bums
up food - is faster the earlier you begin eating in the day So,
if you want to have lots of energy, eat a good, balanced
breakfast, you need a higher metabolic rate, you see Also, too
much sugar in the diet can cause the blood sugar level to rise
very quickly at first, and then drop too rapidly For breakfast,
this is bad because later you are more likely to feel sleepy and
unable to concentrate So eat a good breakfast, you 11 think
better, concentrate better, and, yes, you'll probably score
better in your exams'
Tutor: Urn, one last question What about your future
9
Have
you any immediate plans
9
Anna: Well, m the short-term I'll continue to work for the
council and gain more experience there, I hope to get a
position in a hospital, which would be much more challenging
than my present job After that, my long term goal is I have
a dream to open my own busmess - an agency providing
nutritional advice and giving consultations - or I might have
to go back to my own country instead and do what I can to
improve the diet of my people at home
Tutor: I see Now, does anyone have any questions for Anna
9
Yes In the first row
Narrator: That is the end of Section 3 You now have 30
seconds to check your answers to Section 3
(30 second pause)
Now turn to Section 4
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